Alfred Buckland & Sons., Sales.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 24 January 1912, Page 3

Alfred Buckland & Sons., Sales.

Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons report: — The beef pens contained 382 head. The demand was irregular, and prieea, likewise. Generally values were from 10s 15s per head below late quotations. Cnoioe ox to 255, ordinary 22s to 24; cow and heifer, 18s to 225; steers ranged in price from L 6 2s 6d to Ll 1 2s 6d; cows and heifers, L 3 10s to L 7 i7s 6d. Fat and young calves short of lequireinents, and there was a sharp advance in prices. Choice auckfirs, L 2 10s to L 3 13s, lighter 30s to 4*s smaller and fresh-dropped, dstolos (43). There was a very heavy r-ntry of fat cheep. Competition was less keen than at the last few markets, and with the exception of an odd pen of really prime wethers, values easDd to the ex'ent of la 6d per hoad. Extra prime heavy wethers, 19s 6d to 2ls, heavy 1756d.t0 18s 9d, medium 14a to 17s; best ewes, Hs to IGs, others 10s 6d 13s Od (2040 sold). The 1327 lambs i enned included several lines of unfinished lots. We!l-fattened sold at late rates, others were onsier. Best 15s to lfig'Cd, lighter 12s to 14s Gd, small and unfinished, 7s to 11s 6d. There was a full supply of pigs, and values remained well in favour of the vendor, Baconers, £2 10s to £3 0s ; large porkers. £2 2s to £2 8s Gd, li>>hter£l 10s to £2, slips lQs to It's Gdj well-bred weanors, 12s to low; weedy, 4s Gd to 8s ( 208 sold \